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J. G. LANE.

BRIDLE ROD FOR RAILROADS.

'Patented Mar. 8, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

JOHN C. LANE, OF SPRAGUE, WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

BRIDLE-ROD FOR RAILROADS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,981, dated March 8, 1887.

Application tiled Decembcrll, 1886. Serial No. 221,264. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. LANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sprague, in

the county of Lincoln and Territory of Washl ington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bridle-Rods for Railroads, and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication. e

The special object of the invent-ion is to prevent railroad-rails from spreading or lateral displacement on curves, also on throw-rails or switches.

Figure l of the drawings is au elevation in longitudinal section of my invention applied; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 a side elevation of the angle-bars and gage-bar.

In the drawings, A A represent the anglebars, and Bthegage-bar. Each of the bars A is correspondingly right-angled at a ct and at a c', the gage-bar B being end-fitted snugly in the former, while the short arms of the latter make vertical studs, which are fastened t-- gether by abolt, C, and nut D. The anglearms A A are secured to the gagebar B by the bolts E E;

It will thus be perceived that I produce a bridle-rod which can .be adjusted in a few minutes without disturbing the rails or spikes of the track. By the use of a simple wrench the middle and side bolts may be tightened up in a few moments. One man thus does the work of three or four in applying these bridles in the usual way and of the usual construction. This is done, too, without hammering, lifting, spike-pulling, or theV taking ont of rails, and with a great saving of labor.

The angle-pieces A have curved ends to t over the outside rail-flanges, while the gage .13, which fits'under them, is provided with flanges which fit over the insides of the rails, as shown in the drawings.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understanding of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

A bridlerod for railroad-tracks, consisting of the three pieces A A B, constructed and bolted together substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my si gnature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. LANE.

lVitnesses:

G. R. KLINCK, T. A. BovE'r.

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